Chapter 960: The Northern Liang Palace Is Not as Good as the Great Xu Dynasty. Is This Reason Enough?
In the Western Region, outside Jianmen Pass, the sky is filled with yellow sand, and a group of hundreds of people are walking on the road. This is the road that the white-robed monk Li Dangxin took when he traveled thousands of miles westward.
As for the group of people heading west today, they are not caravans, nor are they devout Buddhists, but they come from the Liyang court, and they have a special mission.
The leader of this group of people is Zhao Kai, the illegitimate son of Emperor Liyang Zhao Dun. Of course, now he has privately registered at the Zongren Mansion, and is recognized as his son by a certain queen who has no heir in the palace. He is regarded as a legitimate son. The prince of the Eight Classics.
When this prince comes to the Western Regions, he will naturally have to risk his life, secretly contact the Buddhist forces in the Western Regions, and conduct secret attacks to contain Beiliang at critical moments. Only such a possible loss of head can allow an illegitimate son to regain the identity of a prince.
After all, if you want people to work hard, how can you not give them some benefits?
Zhao Kai and his group were divided into separate groups, with elite soldiers disguised as caravans in front and behind. The caravans totaled nearly 2,000 people.
In the caravan he was in, in addition to the two hundred brave Yulin Guards, there were also dozens of Ouchi guards with yellow belts and golden swords on their waists. Half were young men and half were veterans. Anyone could get on. The veterans who are 20 years old are all the martial arts leaders who were famous more than ten or twenty years ago.
In addition, among the carriages of the caravan, there were several mysterious first-level masters. According to what Master Zhao Kai, Han Shengxuan, told him, these masters would try their best to protect his safety, but they would rarely disturb him.
Behind Zhao Kai and others is the Jiangge, the most dangerous pass in the world that is said to be incapable of Huang He flying. After successfully passing through this dangerous place, Zhao Kai felt a little relaxed.
When everyone was resting, he looked back at Jiange, and then looked at the face of the woman next to him, who couldn't tell whether it was feminine or dignified, and felt that his eyes were even more beautiful. This woman could really bewitch people's hearts.
This is a woman who has eliminated all worries. She is from the Tantric Sect of the Western Regions and is known as the Six-Jead Bodhisattva with six physical attributes. She is also another envoy on this trip.
Zhao Kai talked to Liuzhu Bodhisattva for a while, then subconsciously looked to the north, licked his dry lips, his face gradually darkened, he thought of a lot.
According to Yang Taisui, his second master and the imperial master of the two dynasties, the reason why the imperial court sealed Beiliang as a vassal in Liangdi instead of throwing Gu Jiantang to Liangdi was out of necessity because this place was too important.
The Lianggan Corridor is the throat of the northwest, and Beimang directly borders the Western Region. Once this opening is opened, Beimang's millions of cavalry can easily swoop into the Central Plains from the Huangshui Valley like a lion fighting a rabbit.
It is actually not easy to fortify Beiliang. Most of the border lines are barrier-free and water leaks everywhere. Moreover, Liang and Mang have obvious advantages and disadvantages.
Beimang's territory is vast and has a huge depth that is almost equivalent to the entire Central Plains. This creates a thick-walled situation in Go. However, Beiliang, which is narrow in territory, does not have much in every inch and is completely incomparable.
Beimang can afford to lose several big defeats. Even if the two states of Beimang and Nanchao are captured this time, they can still regroup and counterattack. If Beiliang loses one place and loses one place, then they will lose everything.
Zhao Kai said to himself: "If Xu Xiao doesn't become the local emperor, who can? Gu Jiantang? Maybe he won't be able to survive for five years!"
"But why does Xu Xiao, who is so good, want to rebel? Moreover, Beimang is too helpless. More than 200,000 people from Beiliang District were killed in the grassland, and a million troops were mobilized to fight. If he loses again, will it be possible? Is the world really going to change its surname to Xu?”
When Zhao Kai set out, the Liangmang War had just begun. In addition, the transportation in the Western Region was inconvenient and the flow of information was inconvenient, so he did not know that the Liangmang War was over.
Zhao Kai sighed with emotion for a while, curled his lips again, looked at the carriage next to him that was said to be sitting with a master protecting him, and said with a sigh and a smile: "The first master is much more generous than the second master."
Grand Master Han Shengxuan has always treated him very well. Five first-grade talisman generals gave him red armor to protect him. The failed assassination also gave him the opportunity to become king. This trip was also well arranged.
Although the second master Yang Taisui also taught him a lot, compared to Han Shengxuan, who was almost the same as his father and son, the second master's performance was... When he came out to fight this time, he met the second master, and the latter said something The truth is, I didn’t give you any good things!
"In the Liangmang war, it is best to fight for a longer time. When I come to the Western Regions and take power, I will become a local emperor and be too lazy to care about the disputes in the Central Plains. If the Xu family wins, I will surrender and ask for a marriage. Maybe I can get it." As you wish, call those two brothers-in-law."
Zhao Kai thought very well, but he felt that his throat was about to smoke. After swallowing hard, he did not say what he said in his heart.
He looked back at Jianmen Pass, which should be the easiest place to set up an ambush, and he breathed a sigh of relief. After passing this point, the road ahead should be smooth!
"who!"
Suddenly, there were screams and shouts one after another. It was the Ouchi master in the caravan who discovered the situation. Zhao Kai's heart was filled with anxiety again. He suddenly turned around and saw a white and a red figure in the wind, sand and smoke. Two figures embraced each other.
The yellow sand in the desert was so high that it was impossible to open one's eyes. When Zhao Kai finally saw the two figures clearly, his eyes became desperate and he said dryly: "Xu Longxiang..."
"Yang Taisui, get out of here!"
Xu Xin's voice rang out in the yellow sand of the desert. Suddenly, several carriages behind Zhao Kai exploded, and several figures appeared. One of them happened to fall beside Zhao Kai. He was an old monk in black with his head bowed and chanting Buddha's name. .
The imperial masters of the two dynasties, Yang Taisui, a sick tiger, and Xu Xiao, the king of Northern Liang, were close brothers. At their peak, their cultivation was astonishing, and they once trampled down half of the Dragon-Tiger Demon-Slaying Platform.
However, in the White Clothes Case in Beijing, he became an accomplice to trap Xu Xiao. Afterwards, he had a mental problem. He continued to fall under self-blame, and his cultivation was not as good as before.
The old monk with a withered face stood next to Zhao Kai. He did not say a word to the apprentice. He only joined hands with the Six-Jead Bodhisattva and bowed to each other. Then he silently turned to Xu Xin and said through a message: "Anyone can die. The old monk can die, the Red Sect Dharma King can die, and all the 1,916 followers can die."
"Only Zhao Kai, who has the emperor's destiny and is blessed with luck...cannot die...the old monk can escort Zhao Kai back to the capital, and then go to Beiliang Prince's Mansion to plead guilty."
"It doesn't matter what you say. I've rebelled against the emperor's fate and luck. How can I care about these things?"
Xu Xin gently held Red Musk's slender waist and sniffed the beauty's head and temples. The familiar fragrance was really refreshing. Taking a mandarin duck bath after killing someone would be an excellent enjoyment.
"Xu Xiao has never had any thoughts of rebellion in his life, and the princess is also upright and polite. Why do you want to rebel? This is ruining the reputation of your Beiliang Palace!"
Yang Taisui was heartbroken. He had a deep relationship with Xu Xiao and the late emperor Zhao Li, so naturally he didn't want the Xu and Zhao families to reach this stage.
"Beiliang Prince's Palace is not as good as Xu Dynasty. Is this reason enough?"
"As for what you said about the princess, the princess' soul is in the underworld. She can't hear what you said, so it's hard to refute you face to face. How about I give you an idea and send you Yang Taisui to see her and let her refute you."
Xu Xin just smiled and said these words casually. The red musk deer beside him trembled with smiles, while the hearts of Zhao Kai and the others sank to the bottom.